 01/29/10 It was a busy morning for Alabama's Illegal Gambling Task Force. Yet agents turned up empty handed after a pair of failed raids. John Tyson, Jr., who heads up the force, said one of the locations had 8,000 electronic bingo machines.
 01/28/10 Rebecca McEvoy first accused Bob Ingle of sexually abusing her in 2006, but she was killed in a car wreck a little more than a year later, complicating the criminal case.
01/27/10 Chickasaw officials took further steps Tuesday to open an electronic bingo hall at the city's auditorium, just a day after Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson, who has said he would shut down such an operation, was named as the head of Gov. Bob Riley's anti-gambling task force.
01/27/10 Bob Ingle, 51, faces charges of sex abuse, rape and sodomy after allegations surfaced in 2006. The prosecution has been complicated by his alleged victim's death in January 2008. The defense has argued that meant Ingle would be denied his right to cross-examine his accuser.
 01/27/10 BREAKING NEWS A former Chickasaw Police Officer has been convicted of rape, sodomy and sex abuse. more
01/27/10 Chickasaw city leaders are hoping revisions to its electronic bingo ordinance will get the approval of the new head of Alabama's Anti-Gambling Task Force. The new head just happens to be Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson, Junior.
01/27/10 The family of Rebecca McEvoy refused to let her death silence sex crimes against her. Their persistence paid off. more
01/27/10 A Mobile County Jury convicted a former Chickasaw Police Officer of sexually abusing his step-daughter. Bob Ingle was convicted of raping and sodomizing the 10-year-old. For Rebecca McEvoy's family, the verdict has been long overdue.
01/13/10 The City of Chickasaw is moving forward with its plan for electronic bingo despite harsh words from the governor.
 01/02/10 WATERLOO - Each December, The Courier asks readers to rank thetop 10 stories of the year. For 2009, the choices ranged from acontroversial social issue with national implications to localevents affecting a relatively small number of stakeholders.
12/21/09 A driver leads Chickasaw Police on a chase through 3 cities. It ends when she rams a police cruiser in a cul-de-sac. more
12/16/09 Mayor Byron Pittman said he wants to close the J.C. Davis Auditorium on Grand Boulevard this month, and has talked to developers interested in placing at least 200 bingo machines inside it.
12/16/09 Chickasaw's Byron Pittman said future growth in his city could depend on electronic bingo.
12/15/09 Like a determined running back plowing into the end zone as linebackers fall by the wayside, Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin continues to deflect rumors, accusations and an NCAA investigation regarding possible recruiting violations.Following a report by The New York Times last week into an alleged misuse of a hostess program, Tennessee officials announced an NCAA investigation was taking place. The ...
 12/14/09 MEMPHIS - Like a determined running back plowing into the end zone as linebackers fall by the wayside, Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin continues to deflect rumors, accusations and an NCAA investigation regarding possible recruiting violations.Following a report by The New York Times last week into an alleged misuse of a hostess program, Tennessee officials announced an NCAA investigation was taking ...
12/11/09 Several Christmas parades will not be held tomorrow due to the wet weather. more
11/27/09 Milton Kirk, the assistant Trezevant football coach who schemed with the head coach to cash in on a highly sought college recruit and then blew the whistle in remorse, is suing for $300,000 in lost wages.In his lawsuit against the district filed this week in Chancery Court, Kirk says Memphis City Schools owes him pay for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.Kirk, 63, was rehired by the district in 2006 as ...
11/22/09 Magic, Bird, Bartow enshrined Larry Bird finished his speech, walked back to his seat and received a fist bump from the man sitting next to him on the dais. Had to be Magic Johnson. If college basketball's hall of fame is going to open its doors to one, the other has to be there. Thirty years after their NCAA battle reshaped college basketball, Bird and Johnson were inducted into the National ...
 10/25/09 Kate Northrop of Hattiesburg and Toby Barker of Hattiesburg were married at 4 p.m. on October 25, 2008, at Court Street United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg. Mr. Michael Dixon and Mrs. Colbey Sparkman officiated.
 10/13/09 A threatening storm front that moved through Chickasaw and Monroe counties Friday afternoon between 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. has been determined thunderstorms with straight-line winds according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Memphis. | 
